Over 500 Belgians demand removal from baptismal registry after Pope Francis remarks
By Thomas Philipp Reiter Brussels, Belgium, Oct 17, 2024 / 14:05 pm More than 500 Belgians have demanded to be removed from the baptismal registry (“débaptisation”) in reaction to controversial…
Florida parish hit by second fire in 16 months, under investigation as arson
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2024 / 13:35 pm A Catholic church in Florida has suffered multiple fires in the span of just 16 months, with officials confirming…
Archdiocese of Los Angeles announces nearly $1 billion clergy abuse settlement
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2024 / 13:05 pm The Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced a massive $880 million clergy abuse settlement on Wednesday, a record payout that…
Cardinal from Amazon: ‘Many of our women are true deaconesses’
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Oct 17, 2024 / 11:55 am Cardinal Leonardo Steiner, the archbishop of Manaus in Brazil who is participating in the Synod on Synodality, said during…
Retired NBA star Gordon Hayward enters Catholic Church in Rome: Exclusive interview
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2024 / 10:50 am In an Instagram post announcing his conversion to the Catholic faith, former NBA All-Star Gordon Hayward captioned a…
Italy criminalizes surrogacy sought by Italian citizens abroad
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Oct 17, 2024 / 09:10 am The Italian Senate of the Republic on Wednesday passed a bill making it possible to prosecute surrogacy sought even…
More than 50,000 Chilean youth make pilgrimage to shrine of St. Teresa of the Andes
By Julieta Villar Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct 17, 2024 / 07:00 am “With Teresa, Pilgrims of Hope” was the theme that drew more than 50,000 young Chileans to the shrine…
EWTN News examines Kamala Harris’ scrutiny of Knights of Columbus members
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2024 / 06:00 am While serving as a United States senator from California, Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly scrutinized judicial nominees for…
St. Ignatius of Antioch: the early Church Father who longed for union with Christ
By CNA Staff CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2024 / 04:00 am On Oct. 17, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch,…
Local bishop encourages the faithful following raging fire that destroyed church in Chile
By Julieta Villar ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 16, 2024 / 18:10 pm Following the tragic fire that destroyed St. Anthony of Padua Church and the Franciscan convent in Iquique, Chile,…
Pope Francis to release ‘first memoir published by a sitting pontiff’ in January
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 16, 2024 / 17:40 pm In January 2025, Pope Francis will become the first sitting pontiff to publish an autobiographical memoir, which will…
British army veteran convicted of praying silently near abortion clinic
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2024 / 17:10 pm A British army veteran and Christian has been found guilty of praying silently outside of an abortion clinic, with…